Stair-rod.



A. DAV-IS.

STAIR ROD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1900.

Pathted 1908.

m m M w we M d Witnesses 4 the county of Lackawanna,

. useful improvements in stair rods.

The object of my invention is, to provide a.

PATENT orrroa S ORANTO-N, PENNSYLVANIA.- Y

STAIR-BO D.

Specification of Letters Pate-zit.

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- Application filed March 27, 1908. 'Serial No. 423,596.

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, ANNIE DAVIS, a citizen .of the United States,residin at Scranton, in State of Pennsyl vania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Stair-Rods and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable. others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and stair rod so constructed, thatthe same may bead ustably secured to the riser of a stair,

and while in its adjusted position may be shifted to stretch'tliecarpet, the rod being easily fixed afterthe proper adjustment has beensecured, and my invention embodies certain other features ofconstruction, as will be more fully described hereinafter. I

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown in Figure 1 is an elevationof my improved stair rod and fastener securing a strip of car et. Fig. 2shows a detached front view o a stair rod embodying my invention. Fig. 3is a rear view, and Fig. 4, a central sectional view. I

The pur ose of this invention is to provide a neat an simplyconstructed. stair rod arranged not only to securel hold the staircarpet to the stair, but so t at the stair rod may be used instretchingthe carpet during the operation of securing the stair rod. 4

In the accompanyin drawin s5 indicates a stair rod of any suite 1e lengtwhich is recessed, and provided at each-endwith the securing baseportions, 6, 6 so that by means of'these rojectin base portions, Iprovide a stair ro having t e raised under portion or surface 7, asdisclosed in Fig. 4. At each end, the securing base portions 6 arerecessed so as to snugly receive the plates 10, 10, these plates formingsecurin ears, each being provided with a key-hole s ot embodying the eye11 and slot 12, as disclosed.

Held .within the recesses 13 ositioned at suitable points intermediate0' the ends of the rod are the carpet securing teeth 15,

these teeth being provided with the offset.

portions 16, and erforated base portions 17, and are secured ymeans ofthe screws 19, as indicated in Fi 3. In referring to tie drawings, itwill be noticed that the securing cars 10 are projected 4 rality ofround headed screws are secured within the riser at the sides of thecarpet at a predetermined points, as shown for instance in Fig. 1. Theupper end of the stair carpet is then secured. The first rod is thensecured to its screws 20 in passing the heads of the screws through theeyes 11 and then carrying the stair rod 5 downward so that the neck ofthe screws will be held within the slots of the securing ears. is thendrawn taut when the stair rod is forced downward, so that the teethpoints 15 which project slightly beyond the lower edge of the stair rod'will engage the carpet and. as the rod is forced down-into its lowermostposition, the carpet is carried with the rod.

The stair carpet I When the final adjustment has been secured,

the screws are driven home to securely fasten the ears and thereby theconnected rod. As the points 15 project below the lower edge of thestair rods they may also be driven a short distance into the tread ofthe stair to e combination with a stair rod having a securing base ateach end, the bottom of said stair rod being recessed between said baseends, an ear secured to each of said bases, teeth projecting beyond oneedge of said'rod and means to securesaid cars.

' 2. The combination with a stair rod having a projecting securing baseat each end, of a securing ear extending from each of said base ends,said ears being projected parallel and in like direction, means toadjustably secure said ears, and teeth secured to said rod intermediateof said base ends.

rod, of a laterally extending securing ear 3. The combination with arecessed stair Q amass fixed to the base of said rod at each end, each 1in fiestimony whereof, I aflbc my sigfiature, if said eekrs efitgndlingin likeldireiction and in presence of two witnesses.

avi'n a e 0 e sot and s um it of offset tee th sec gred to the undelsurface oi said ANNIE DAVIS 5 bar, said teeth extending beyond the edgeof Witnesses:

said bar all arranged as and for the purpose W. S. MILLER, set forth.GERTRUDE BROWN.

